chum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chum	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for chum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chum n a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities Synonym(s): buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick bait consisting of chopped fish and fish oils that are dumped overboard to attract fish a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish Synonym(s): chum salmon, chum, Oncorhynchus keta
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chum \Chum\, n. {New chum}, a recent immigrant. [Australia] Chupatty \Chu*pat"ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}. [Hind. chap[be]t[c6].] A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the natives of India. [Anglo-Indian]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chum \Chum\, n. Chopped pieces of fish used as bait. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chum \Chum\, n. [Perh. a contraction fr. comrade or chamber fellow: cf. also AS. cuma a comer, guest.] A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chum \Chum\, v. i. [imp. p. p. {Chummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chumming}.] To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at college. [U. S.]